English Quiz-2

Directions (1-10) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of the part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

1:-

(1)The Indian government is taking all right steps bring the latest fifth-generation or 5G technology to India, / (2)which will initially target certain industries and enterprises, / (3)Ericsson's global chief technology officer, Erik Ekudden, / (4)told ET's Danish Khan in an exclusive interaction.(5) No error

Answers:-1

The Indian government is taking all right steps to bring the latest fifth-generation or 5G technology to India,which will initially target certain industries and enterprises, Ericsson's global chief technology officer, Erik Ekudden, told ET's Danish Khan in an exclusive interaction.

2:-

(1) A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, / (2) which has earlier dismissed a similar petition,said / (3) it was premature to file petition against release of the film /(4) as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is yet to clear the movie. (5) No error.

Answers:-2

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, which had earlier dismissed a similar petition,said it was premature to file petition against release of the film as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is yet to clear the movie.

3:-

(1) North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programmes / (2) in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions and /(3) has made no secret of its plans for develop a missile capable of hitting the US mainland. /(4) It has fired two missiles over Japan.(5) No error.

Answers:-3

North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programmes in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions and has made no secret of its plans to develop a missile capable of hitting the US mainland. It has fired two missiles over Japan.

4:-

(1) China introduced free education for 15 years for all high school students / (2) in the troubled Xinjiang province in a bid to wean away Uygur Muslim youngsters /(3) from the influence of radical Islam and militancy. /(4) Almost 860,000 high school students in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will receive free education.(5) No error.

Answers:-5

China introduced free education for 15 years for all high school students in the troubled Xinjiang province in a bid to wean away Uygur Muslim youngsters from the influence of radical Islam and militancy. Almost 860,000 high school students in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will receive free education.(5) No error.

5:-

(1) Cambridge scientists have trained sheeps / (2) to recognise faces of British actress Emma Watson and former US President Barrack Obama, /(3) in a bid to demonstrate that the animals can be taught to recognise human faces /(4) from photographic portraits.(5) No error.

Answers:-1

Cambridge scientists have trained sheep to recognise faces of British actress Emma Watson and former US President Barrack Obama, in a bid to demonstrate that the animals can be taught to recognise human faces from photographic portraits.(5) No error.